After completing his postgraduate studies in Economics in the UK, Luigi joined Banca Commerciale Italiana in 1996, working in Milan for the Research Department and then the Risk Management Department.
In 2013, with his wife Alessandra and his kids Luca and Sara, Luigi moved to Washington DC to join the International Monetary Fund, where he contributed to writing several issues of the Global Financial Stability Report until 2015.
In October 2015 he joined Intesa Sanpaolo Group to open and manage its new Representative Office in Washington DC.
On October 1st 2018 he was appointed Head of Innovation Business Development with Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, a new company of Intesa Sanpaolo Group based in Turin and entirely dedicated to scout, analyze accelerate and support innovative technologies.